are there any rover 16v engines under 1.3l?

where there any small cc 16v rover engines produced that would be friendly to first car insurance??? if any of you could comment on this subject it would be helpful to me in the future!!!??? :lol:

[Geehawk]

No.

TBH fitting a 16v engine in your car will increase the insurance regardless of capacity. Also a smaller than 1.3 version would not be worth the hassle.

:oops: thanks just wondering!!!!!!!!

perhaps a Suzuki would be worth a look(?)

steve

[evolotion]

wel if ur insurance companies like mine... try aquiring a 1.4 16v engine from say, a rover 214Si, as opposed to a metro GTi ... lower insurance group!

[Oz]

Im sure the 16v head would fit onto the 1.1 bottom end :wink:

[picKup]

talking of insurance!

Right, decided it was finally time to get a quote for me to insure the car instead of dad. I have no, no claims, no accidents and am 22.

Rang flux and they wanted..................£2600 a year :shock: :shock:
So shortly after out the phone down again.

Decided all was not lost and rang HIC
Same details if not more, they asked LOTS of questions!

£595 a year! and thets £7000 agreed but 3000 limited miles!
My god how can they be sooooooooooooooo different!

Not taken it up yet, but when my student loan comes in, I will!

Mike

[evolotion]

im with HIC, 21, 1yrs no-claims, and will be £700 ish with the k in the car :) i do have 4 crashes tho . thats unlimited miles etc

last years insurance was arounf the £1400 mark, amasing what 1 years NCB will do!

[clanman]

I'm with HIC I'm running 1.4 spi out of a metro GTI the car is on limited milage 5000 it's a second car [ first is a motorbike] and I have 6 points paid 194 tp'f&t i'm 32

Im sure the 16v head would fit onto the 1.1 bottom end

i already thought there was a 1.1 16v metro or even a 1.1 16v k-serise engine??? maby im wrong???
could give the metro one a go (next year when i get a mini) cus if an ordinary metro head fits a-serise why cant an rover 16v head fit, or maby others would literally be too big??

[evolotion]

no, the metro a-sereis head fits a mini a-series. k series heads do not fit a-series blocks :)

[pengy666]

I got a qoute from a good company greenlight they are cheap as chips

im 26 three years no claims

a mini witha k series conversion with 75bhp nos fitted
and a steel flipfront metro gti brakes and coil overs all round

with non fia approved roll cage and buckets and 2500 stereo

the qoute was an agreed value of £6500

TRACK DAY cover

30 day green card to take it to europe and TRACK DAY COVER IN EUROPE TOO

£150 excess and £50 windscreen

10,000 miles a year

for £380 fully comp

cheap or what but you have to be over 21 and have min 1yrs no claims or they wont cover you

http://www.greenlightinsurance.com/

got number from classic ford and performance ford mags

yep there is a k series 1100 twin cam 16v, i have seen one, these motors went into some of the last metros, and i believe some early 25's have them, be carefull if you want to fit the 16v from a 1.4 to the 1.1 bottom, there is 2 types of bore liner which are not compatible and there is also high and low port heads which i dont know a lot about, but i dare say they are also incompatible.
sean.

although there is a twin cam vauxhall conversion for the a-series.... i do believe its made by jack-knight... dont expect it to be cheap though!